1904

[cb88]

THE YEAR 1904
Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1904 one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!

Here are some of the U.S. statistics for 1904:
The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
populated than California.
With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most
populous state in the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour.
The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
a dentist $2,500 per year,
a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and
a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education.
Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were
condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg
yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for
any reason.
The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been
admitted to the Union yet.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. < /B>
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
corner drugstores.
According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives
buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a
perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!)
Eighteen percent of households in the U.S had at least one full-time
servant or domestic.
There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.

[Uncle_Sam]

That is very interesting,
Thanks for the info Cb88.
Isn't it just fascinating, only 3-4 generations before us....


Sam

[Woodmonkey]

Originally Posted by cb88

... Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub ... Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg
yolks for shampoo.

Ewww ... are we spoiled today or what?

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented ...

I'd be sunk. I drink iced tea year round.

Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.

They still like the rich people better up there. I remember reading how, when China was getting ready to take Hong Kong over that Canada opened it's borders to the wealthy there and waived all kinds of requirements to get them, and their money, into Canada.

[GoddessLindsey]

Only 230 murders throughout the whole country?

Detroit has that beat by far!!!

[odannyboy]

I've read that before and always enjoy reading it again, what a difference a century makes. 30 people in Las Vegas, and probably a crazy 30 at that, as it was probably as desolate a part of this country as anywhere.

[se0sea]

ahhh,the good ol days when heroin was heroin!

[odannyboy]

Originally Posted by se0sea

ahhh,the good ol days when heroin was heroin!

The good ole days, when a can of Coke was REALLY a can of Coke!